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… Country of Origin: Ireland Ship Name: MV Georgic Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: July 15, 1946 Age on Arrival: 20 years old Our … she met up with her husband, John. They started their life in a small community, Huntingford, in Oxford County. Over the next few years, they …
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… Many Canadian cities have a Chinatown. There are neighbourhoods called Greektown, Little Italy and Little Portugal. In pre-war … saved to buy land and establish their families. Why isn’t it universally known as Japantown now? Uncovering the answer reveals a history of … ended. Instead, over the next several years, properties were allowed to deteriorate. Despite protests from their owners, land and …
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… to be a distinct possibility. It seemed a good time to be elsewhere. I can recall my parents listening unhappily to news broadcasts on a large … route. The cabins still smelled of fresh paint and diesel oil, an unpleasant combination during the days of seasickness that were … and relief as the passengers gathered to watch the coast of Canada come into view. We landed in Halifax and cleared immigration at Pier …
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… devastated our country, my parents made the decision to immigrate to Canada in 1948. There was much preparation for a family to make such a … She took my sister, Helen along with her because she was still a small baby. The TB testing came out fine as well as news that Mom was two … although the potatoes were yellow and tasted different; the raspberry jam tasted oily. With the lack of space, there wasn't much room to run …
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… My husband's name is Manfred Bargenda and he was born in 1924 in a small village outside of Berlin. Manfred served as a submariner in the … It was hard to find a decent job and the future looked really bleak. My husband was a fully qualified diesel mechanic by that … to the Credit Department as collector, Assistant Supervisor, and eventually I worked as a Supervisor in the Security Department - a position I …
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… I was the oldest. And I was pushing like crazy. We had to get out of Italy. N: At the early age of sixteen, Giovanni kissed his mother … get out of Italy was if my father could go first because you needed a relationship to come to Canada. You have to have a related person. My father, we found …
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… different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … Here is a little bit about each story, and how you can learn more. Jaivet Ealom’s Escape from Manus Prison The story Jaivet Ealom … of detainees. Having studied the behaviours of interpreters who would come to Manus to translate, he mixed in with them and managed to get …
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… different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … Here is a little bit about each story, and how you can learn more. Jaivet Ealom’s Escape from Manus Prison The story Jaivet Ealom … of detainees. Having studied the behaviours of interpreters who would come to Manus to translate, he mixed in with them and managed to get …
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… was very rough and I was seasick for the remainder of the voyage. I recall that the ship's crew placed ropes along the hallways so that passengers had something to hold on to while attempting … I was very fortunate to have met Vanda and to have built a life for all of us in Canada. I am the smallest boy on the left, holding my …
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… Life in Uganda - Community Involvement Time 0:01:48 Transcript My two sisters went to … Uganda went to England to study, but I didn’t. My father wasn’t that well-to-do to send me to England, so I came back and started working. So … of the education committee, ran some five schools under the municipal council, and helped a lot of people as well. Then, in ’71, I became …